Frankfurt Main Airport

✅ Trip Verified | This airport has become dysfunctional and compares very poorly with the likes of Amsterdam, Munich and Vienna (even Rome). It's disturbingly similar to Paris CDG. It has very poor signage, a confusing layout, "mystery tour" transfers between terminals, zero help desks. I'm an experienced traveler and I find it very confusing, so pity those who are first-timers or speakers of a language other than German or English. After traversing the entire length of the building looking for directions or help, without success, I was forced to ask directions from an airline desk (Condor, with whom I was not flying). Fortunately the charming lady on the desk gave me clear directions and when I reached the transfer point (many twists/turns, ups/downs to reach it) there were 3 staff members wearing "Ask Me" badges, happily chatting among themselves, pity they didn't spread out and try to assist some of the confused customers. The experience in FRA was poor and I would avoid it in future if there is a viable alternative.

✅ Trip Verified | Avoid this airport if possible. Lots of flights at outside position, crowded buses that do not bring you directly to the baggage area, instead you still have to walk a lot through the airport. Security is a mess - even at "fast Track" it takes quite some time.

❎ Not Verified | Gate B officers and security check are extremely rude and obnoxious. Threw away all the medecine bought at their airport. Rude, rude, rude with the way they ask you to open the bag. I have heard these comments before but just experienced them. No manners.

✅ Trip Verified | They don’t have their security control processes in order. Independent from a number of people there are only a few lines open and inexperienced staff are used. There are too few positions at the gate, so half of the planes are leaving from an outside position by bus. Avoid the airport if possible.

❎ Not Verified | Having landed on a flight from Lanzarote on the 6th december 2017 we were boarded on to busses where we were overloaded by far. As the temperture was minus (not a problem) we were then driven in to the airport. The problem was the bus driver put the air conditioning on full blast on high heat (not a good move). We had a glass panel between him and us and everyone on board the bus was frantic over this situation. One man started shouting to see if he could be heard. We were almost at the terminal when the driver got the message and turned the heating off. Management and training must see to this problem. With such a volume of people every day to deal with I beg you to wake up. I write this complaint as I had a full on panic attack before I left the airport to start a few days holiday.

❎ Not Verified | I fly in and out of this airport atleast 10-15 times a year. It is shocking every time I land from an international flight and then have to climb many stairs at the gate carrying bags as there is no escalator or elevator available. A small one that can only be operated by an employee is there and unless you are in a wheelchair they won’t allow you to use it. I had knee surgery and the stairs are difficult, especially carrying a small suitcase. When I am in the airport, I get nearly run over on each visit by one of the employees for FRA driving their silent golf carts. Twice, including today, I had one literally come within an inch of hitting me from behind as I was walking and then they yelled at me to let them go by. They had no passengers and they were driving fast and quietly. If this was the first time, I would say it’s an isolated incident. But it happens so frequently here, it’s almost an epidemic. I go through many airports around the world and have never experienced worse and repeated incidents of reckless driving and abusive employees to us, the passenger/customers that they are supposed to be serving for a positive travel experience as we use their facilities. Would avoid this airport completely if I could and didn’t have to make other international connections. Whoever manages and runs this airport needs to either lose their job or if they want to keep it, do a massive overhaul in their employee training and policies and also improve the access for passengers who need assistance and are handicapped.

✅ Trip Verified | The security check is too far-fetched. I missed my connecting flight because of unnecessary delays. The staff thought that there was a long object (metal I suppose) in my hand luggage. I had departed from Dublin airport (where you have to even take your shoes off in order to pass the security check). Meanwhile the suitcase had not been opened for any reason. Not to mention that there was no time, as the first flight was already late and I had to run to catch the next one. My suitcase was retained to be checked and I was asked to open it, which I did. I asked what the problem was and the employee showed me on the screen what he was looking for. I immediately told him that this was probably part of the make and that I didn't have such an object. He started rummaging in the suitcase, he opened my toothbrush container, checked my plastic hair accessories (more than 2 times, another shape and size compared to what he said he was searching after). Not to mention that he was kind of looking for the 'object' at the wrong places in the suitcase. It was supposed to be nearly on the top, from where the handle is pulled up, when it is being rolled. He misused the suitcase zippers and he was carrying it around from the opened lid, which is supposed to be a lid and not a handle. Please note that I offered more than once to empty the contents out, so as to x-ray just the suitcase (and possibly locate what he was looking for). In the end, after he had taken his time, he concluded that there was nothing there but for the suitcase infrastructure and he let me go. My flight had already departed. If they want travellers from connecting flights to pass a second security check, they should 1) state it, so as to book flights with a suitable time gap between the flights 2) or have a separate place to go through such travellers quickly. It's rare that connecting flights have to repass security checks. Most travellers are on business travels and their time is invaluable. Last but not least, I asked for information at an info point and I had to wait for the employee to finish checking at her phone before addressing me. She did not even understand English (totally unacceptable when you work for an international airport and your post is at connecting flights). I told her that I wanted to file a complaint because I was delayed at the security check etc and she understood that I had lost my suitcase. It all sounds like a bad-taste joke.

❎ Not Verified | Upon arrival in Frankfurt, we were informed that we would have to deplane to buses in a snow storm. Additionally, we had to wait for an outrageous amount of time for the stairs and buses to arrive. Finally, the buses, in driving snow, were parked as far as possible from the plane, forcing elderly people and childern to brave slick and driving snow conditions on both the steps and the far too long walk to the bus. The extreme incompetence displayed all around is disturbing. I travel frequently for business and this ticket cost more than $10000. There has be some standard for service and professionlism, none of that was to be found today. As a result of this horrendous display, I will no longer fly Luftansa unless I have no other choice.

✅ Trip Verified | I have had to fly from/to Frankfurt now for 20 years and it is getting worse and worse every year. Security (especially at T1) takes forever and half of the flights have an outside position were you loose another half an hour after landing until you can finally leave the terminal. Avoid it if possible.

✅ Trip Verified | I was assisting two older people with difficulties walking, apparently at the Lufthansa check in in the US my request for mobility assistance was ignored and upon arriving in Frankfurt I was told our request was not in the system. Having less than 1 hour to reach a connecting flight we started to walk to the departure gate, along the way it became visible they can no longer walk, I have asked more than ten of their employers representing the mobility service and none of them wanted to enter us in the system to receive help. By the time they were visibly exhausted, one lady representing the mobility system looked at our boarding passes, checked in the system and five minutes later told us she can help us, asking who can help she drove off. This is a fraction of the misery I experienced trying to use their birocratic system populated with uncompassionate people but designed to help people that need assistance.